Professional Bio
Born in Jerusalem, Israel, Dr. Moalem, Assistant Professor of Surgery, received his Bachelors and Master of Science degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his medical degree from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn.
Dr. Moalem developed an interest in endocrine surgery during his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey, where he also served as the Executive Chief Resident. He then pursued further subspecialty training during a premier Endocrine Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with Dr. Orlo Clark. There, he gained additional experience in the multidisciplinary management of benign and cancerous disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands and served as a clinical instructor.
Dr. Moalem's clinical and research concentrations focus on cancerous and benign lesions and disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, as well as endocrine tumors of the pancreas. He brings expertise in minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, in addition to laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Moalem is also licensed in the states of New Jersey and California. He has authored numerous publications and is a member of professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists, American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society.
Research Bio
Born in Jerusalem, Israel, Dr. Moalem, Assistant Professor of Surgery, received his Bachelors and Master of Science degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his medical degree from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn.
Dr. Moalem developed an interest in endocrine surgery during his residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey, where he also served as the Executive Chief Resident. He then pursued further subspecialty training during a premier Endocrine Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with Dr. Orlo Clark. There, he gained additional experience in the multidisciplinary management of benign and cancerous disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands and served as a clinical instructor.
Dr. Moalem's clinical and research concentrations focus on cancerous and benign lesions and disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands, as well as endocrine tumors of the pancreas. He brings expertise in minimally invasive thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, in addition to laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
Certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Moalem is also licensed in the states of New Jersey and California. He has authored numerous publications and is a member of professional organizations including the American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists, American Thyroid Association and The Endocrine Society.
| AMA Foundation Leadership Award |
2012 |
| University of Rochester 2012 Faculty Development Grant - $4,000 | University of Rochester |
2012 |
| Association for Surgical Education Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF) |
2012 |
| Recipient, Friends of Strong grant- $45,000 | University of Rochester |
2010 |
| Recipient, University of Rochester Surgery Chief Residents' Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. | University of Rochester |
2010 |
| Recipient, American College of Surgeons' Health Policy Scholarship Award |
2010 |
| Pacific Coast Surgical Association, Northern California caucus, Resident/fellow paper of the year. |
2008 |
| Mount Zion Health Fund Award, University of California, San Francisco. |
2007 |
| Resident of the Year Award, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. |
2007 |
| Outstanding Laparoscopic Resident Surgeon Award. Society for Laparoendoscopic Surgery |
2007 |
| Golden Key National Honor Society |
1994 |
2013
. "Dogra, VS, Valluru, KS, Chinni, BK, Moalem, J, Giampoli, EJ, Evans, K, and Rao, N:
Preliminary Results of Photoacoustic Imaging for Thyroid Cancer Detection. Submitted to Radiology, March 2013." 2013; . |
2013
. "Li, JL, Spaniolas, K, Ruan, DT, Andolina, J, and Moalem, J. Spontaneous Adrenal Hemorrhage As The Initial Presentation Of Isolated Factor VII Deficiency. Submitted to American Surgeon, March, 2013". 2013; . |
2012 Feb
Sepesi B, Moalem J, Galka E, Salzman P, Schoeniger LO. "The influence of staple size on fistula formation following distal pancreatectomy." Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society
for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2012 Feb 0; 16(2):267-74. Epub 2011 Oct 21. |
2012
. "Lin CI, Whang EE, Moalem J, Ruan DT. Strategic combination therapy overcomes tyrosine kinase coactivation in adrenocortical carcinoma. Surgery. 2012 Dec;152(6):1045-50." 2012; . |
2012
. "4. Iannuzzi, JC, Choi, DX, Farkas, RL, Ruan, DT, Peacock, JL, and Moalem, J. Surgeon Beware: Many Patients Referred For Parathyroidectomy Are Misdiagnosed With Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2012 Oct;152(4):635-40". 2012; . |
